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Goldman Sachs Downgrades Indian Stocks on 2019 Political Uncertainties
American multinational investment bank and financial services firm The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. lowered its investment view on Indian equities from overweight to market-weight in a sign tough political times might lie ahead in 2019. 
American multinational investment bank and financial services firm The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. lowered its investment view on Indian equities from overweight to market-weight in a sign tough political times might lie ahead in 2019. -
India Merging Three State-Owned Banks To Defuse Bad Loans Crisis
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi still hopes its plan to merge three public sector banks will create the country's third biggest lender and not its biggest white elephant. 
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi still hopes its plan to merge three public sector banks will create the country's third biggest lender and not its biggest white elephant. -
Chinese Smartphone Maker OnePlus' Smart TV Will Seamlessly Connect to Smartphones
Four year-old Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, whose OnePlus 6 is half the price of an Apple iPhone X but almost as capable, plans to move from cheap phones into a new product: a connected online TV device. 
Four year-old Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, whose OnePlus 6 is half the price of an Apple iPhone X but almost as capable, plans to move from cheap phones into a new product: a connected online TV device. -
Japan is Real Estate Investment Favorite Among Chinese Despite Bump In Land Prices
A sustained tourism boom ahead of the widely-anticipated 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games played a key role in the slight 0.1 percent rise in the average price of land in Japan in June. Inflows of money from abroad , especially China, are behind Japan's skyrocketing property prices and are not expected to abruptly decline. 
A sustained tourism boom ahead of the widely-anticipated 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games played a key role in the slight 0.1 percent rise in the average price of land in Japan in June. Inflows of money from abroad , especially China, are behind Japan's skyrocketing property prices and are not expected to abruptly decline. -
Japan Aims to be World Leader in Flying-Cars
Japan is playing catch-up in the new and profitable field of flying-cars or autonomous aerial vehicles, and promises to craft a comprehensive roadmap for its development by year-end. 
Japan is playing catch-up in the new and profitable field of flying-cars or autonomous aerial vehicles, and promises to craft a comprehensive roadmap for its development by year-end. -
Abe will Push for War Constitution in Third Term as Japan’s Prime Minister
Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to easily defeat a challenge to his leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) tomorrow (Sept. 20), making him post-war Japan's longest serving leader. 
Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to easily defeat a challenge to his leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) tomorrow (Sept. 20), making him post-war Japan's longest serving leader. -
British Cave Diver Vernon Unsworth Sues Billionaire Elon Musk for $75,000 Over Pedophile Allegations
British cave diver Vernon Unsworth has sued Tesla, Inc founder and CEO Elon Musk for the pittance amount of $75,000 for repeatedly calling him a pedophile and a child rapist. In doing so, Musk presented no proof whatsoever to back-up his claim. 
British cave diver Vernon Unsworth has sued Tesla, Inc founder and CEO Elon Musk for the pittance amount of $75,000 for repeatedly calling him a pedophile and a child rapist. In doing so, Musk presented no proof whatsoever to back-up his claim. -
Japanese Navy Sends Submarine to Prowl South China Sea
A battle group of the the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) patrolling the disputed South China Sea has been strengthened with the addition of submarine built to sink warships, the first time the Japanese have combined both surface and undersea warships in a patrol. 
A battle group of the the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) patrolling the disputed South China Sea has been strengthened with the addition of submarine built to sink warships, the first time the Japanese have combined both surface and undersea warships in a patrol. -
U.S., China and World Markets Fall Amid News of 10% U.S. Tariffs
News the United States will categorically impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 million worth of Chinese goods next week caused China's Shanghai Stock Exchange (its largest) to fall to its lowest level in four years. 
News the United States will categorically impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 million worth of Chinese goods next week caused China's Shanghai Stock Exchange (its largest) to fall to its lowest level in four years. -
China Bats for Reform of WTO and World Trade System
Affirming it still champions multilateralism and free trade, China is nonetheless calling for widespread reforms to the world's trading systems, as well as substantive changes to the way the World Trade Organization (WTO) operates. 
Affirming it still champions multilateralism and free trade, China is nonetheless calling for widespread reforms to the world's trading systems, as well as substantive changes to the way the World Trade Organization (WTO) operates.
